Government bill for a national referendum on Icesave legislation
(Press release from Icelandic Prime Minister’s office) The Icelandic Parliament, Althingi, convened today to debate a Government bill regarding the pr...
Lithuania follows Latvian lead by expressing support for Iceland
Lithuanian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Vygaudas Usackas, has followed his Latvian counterpart’s lead. Both have now spoken out and defended Ic...
The emergence of Icesave empathy for Iceland in UK media?
An increasing number of British newspaper publishers and columnists are beginning to challenge the overall national perception of the week’s events re...
Government: Iceland still committed to debt repayment
(Press release from Icelandic Prime Minister’s office) The President of Iceland has declined to sign a law authorising a state guarantee for rep...
Icelandic Althingi Parliament says yes to Icesave
33 MPs voted yes to the Icesave Bill, 30 said no. The voting lasted over three hours and was at times fierce and personal. It is now up to the Iceland...
Uproar in Iceland’s parliament over allegedly suppressed Icesave documents
The Icelandic parliament is in turmoil in the third and final debate over Icesave. The parliament’s Budget Committee received last minute commun...
Agreement between the Icelandic government and Landsbanki’s Resolution Committee on settlement
Joint press release by Iceland’s Ministry of Finance and the Resolution Committee of Landsbanki Íslands hf: Key points: * The Icelandic state ac...
Central Bank of Iceland cuts key rate to ten percent
Press statement from the CBI: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has voted to change Central Bank interest rates as follows. The deposit rate (curren...